The city is holding a public input session as part of a grant it received to study the feasibility of removing Poor Farm Pond Dam in Shrewsbury.

The public meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at Shrewsbury Town Hall, 100 Maple Ave., Shrewsbury.

Poor Farm Dam is located along the Worcester/Shrewsbury line just south of Route 70, and is owned by the city.

Recent inspections have found it to be in poor condition. The dam impounds a small pond that often dries up completely in the summer; there is no public use of the pond and little value to the impoundment, according to the city.

According to the city, the removal of the dam is the preferred option

It would restore Poor Farm Brook, a tributary to Lake Quinsigamond, to a more natural state and enhance its value as a habitat for cold water, stream-dependent fish like Brook Trout.

Dam removal would also eliminate the need for costly repairs, maintenance, and inspections, according to the city.

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